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The New Statesman

The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.

19874 seasonsNRComedy

Episodes

Season

About The New Statesman

Creators
Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
Cast
Rik Mayall, Michael Troughton
Genres
Comedy
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Status
Ended

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